Fans of time travel and science fiction who don’t mind a few complex twists are going to really enjoy this book. Casual readers might struggle with it a bit and the less interesting parts may cause them to run out early. But for those who stick it out, Pilot X is an entertaining, at times thought provoking read!

Sometimes, as a fan, you hope your a new book or show or album from your favorite creative people will give you the experience you want. But sometimes it doesn’t. What then? If you’re Tom Merritt, you use that as an inspiration to create a novel. Here’s Merritt now to talk about how his book Pilot X came out of a moment that wasn’t.

This summer Inkshares will debut J-F. Dubeau’s gripping horror novel A God in the Shed. A brilliant mélange of suspense and the supernatural, the chilling thriller should appeal to “True Detective” fans as well as readers who enjoy Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Clive Barker.

In his fast-paced and tense novel, The Catcher’s Trap, Chilean author Ricardo Henriquez introduces us to an entirely original, richly detailed universe filled with strong, well-developed characters trying to survive their nightmarish new world. Sure, there are plenty of horrible monsters lurking on every page, but it’s the glimmers of joy found in the despair, the humor poking through the inhumane, that may just be the book's cruelest beasts.

“In today’s episode I get to recommend some holiday reading for you. It’s a battle between a real-life horror one side, facing off against one of literature’s most popular monsters! That’s right, the new book Dracula Vs. Hitler has hit the shelves! I read it in just over a day, with its fast pace and sense of fun, and willingness to bring some bloodshed. How could I not invite the author to the show?”

“In the end, only one book could walk away from this fantasy free-for-all with the Geek & Sundry emblem emblazoned upon its coat. You agreed that this was the best of an awe-inspiring collection of talent and creativity. Where many stories took you to new lands, this one took you back to highschool with a missing sister and some of the meanest super-powered teens around. Sparked stood out from the rest by bringing fantasy home to many readers.”

Patrick Sheane Duncan spent Friday evening reminiscing with old classmates and signing copies of his latest literary venture: “Dracula vs. Hitler.”
Many in West Michigan might know the Hamilton native as the playwright behind “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” but he also wrote the screenplay for the political thriller “Nick of Time,” the novel “Courage Under Fire” and produced television miniseries “Vietnam War Story” and “Vietnam War Story: The Last Days.”

His book, Dracula Vs. Hitler, hit the shelves with two European powerhouses meeting on the field of battle. But Duncan is not new to the art of pen and paper. He’s been writing screenplays like Mr. Holland’s Opus and Courage Under Fire for the big screen. Duncan knows what it takes to turn ideas into action and to fill a page with memorable characters.

There’s one woman who has written a story that we can all get behind, and it all started with her looking for a book to teach her daughter about how women can lead and even aspire to the country’s highest office.

A title like Dracula vs. Hitler kind of explains itself, but even so, author and screenwriter Patrick Sheane Duncan had his reasons for bringing these two villains of the past together for a nefarious confrontation in WWII-era Transylvania. What was it? Read on!

“Katie McKenna shares the story of her accident (she was literally run over by a truck) in this ‘imperfect book’ with humor, love, bravery, and strength. Her story speaks to every personal trauma, big or small, that comes through our lives. And in sharing her path through pain and recovery, McKenna gives us tools to make it through our own challenges. Your heart will explode for Katie — and for yourself.”

What makes this a standout read are the interactions and interpersonal relationships that unfold. Supporting roles matter and aren't just used as poor plot devices that will just be offed to build a body a count.

Mike Mongo, the author of the 2015 book The Astronaut Instruction Manual, said recently he thinks a child will go to space in the next 10 years — and possibly sooner, Space.com reported exclusively Tuesday. By letting a kid go to space, we will inspire an entire generation of space explorers, Mongo said at a September conference. If we solve space for kids, they will solve the future for us.

The Secret Garden gave me hope while I was in the hospital recovering from being run over by a truck. For some reason I thought that if Colin could find the strength to get up and out of his wheelchair, that so could I.

Dubeau, with his distinct voice and style, is already being compared to Stephen King by way of Nic Pizzolatto. The material, which puts a King-like spin on a small town in the vein of Stanger Things, is right in Goldsman’s wheelhouse, who is producing The Dark Tower for Sony and is adapting King’s Doctor Sleep for Warner Bros.

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If you are the parent of a 4 to 8 year-old girl, perhaps you have been challenged this election season to find meaningful and appropriate ways to expose your child to the democratic process. After all, elections are an essential cornerstone of our democracy; so what’s a civic-minded mom to do?
Enter the children’s book, Sadie McGrady runs for President, by Mary Parry, a story that allows young readers to experience the campaign trail and elected office through the eyes of a girl who runs for President. Parry says, “While not all kids dream of becoming President of the United States, [this book] is about inspiring leadership, building skills and exploring ideas for how readers can take action and make a difference. Leadership practice can happen on the playground, on a playdate with a friend, and in the classroom.”
Those larger life skills are applied to civic engagement as Sadie tackles the elements essential to any successful campaign: mustering the courage; building a team; creating messages and campaign materials; addressing the issues; taking on an opponent; and getting out the vote. The fun and exciting aspects of campaigning are highlighted, like making yard signs, marching in parades, and debating an opponent. Written in verse and accompanied by spirited photographs, Sadie McGrady blazes a trail for those who aspire to be leaders someday.
Author Mary Parry is an advocate for women and girls who has worked as an experienced leader in the political process in North Carolina, including as a local women’s vote director during the 2008 and 2012 campaigns. After her own daughter’s run for class president Ms. Parry was inspired to write a children’s book that encourages and empowers girls to get involved in leadership and in politics, although these lessons are not necessarily gender-specific. Parry notes,” I hope that boys and girls alike will read about Sadie’s journey on the campaign trail . . . taking away encouragement and excitement about their own involvement in the political process.”
Cast your vote for reading and civic literacy this weekend: Mary Parry and Sadie McGrady will be making a “campaign stop” at Park Road Books on Saturday, October 8th from 11-12:30 pm.
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There is something truly exceptional about this book. It is incredibly entertaining and well written but transcends most other reading experiences because just the sight of it in one’s hands can provoke conversation with a complete stranger.

Zachary Linville's first novel, Welcome to Deadland, hews faithfully to the established zombie-pocalypse tropes, which may have something to do with how it beat out all others to win Nerdist's first publishing contest and got itself a hardcover release on Inkshares.

“Zachary Linville's first novel, Welcome to Deadland, hits bookshelves on August 9, having already won Nerdist's first publishing contest on Inkshares, not to mention making our list of best beach reads this summer...It's a fast-paced, well-plotted story with a few LGBT characters at its forefront and perfect reading for a late summer weekend.”

Chilean author Ricardo Henriquez’s The Catcher’s Trap is his debut novel and the first book in a dark fantasy/horror series of the same name. If you’re a fan of the genre, mark your calendar for November 8th, the date it arrives from Inkshares.

Listed: Our 8 Summer Beach Reads — The zombiepocalypse has begun, forcing Asher, Wendy and Rico to band together, fight for survival and find the safety of a sanctuary. However, will their internal demons devour them before the real, flesh-hungry ones do?

Trekonomics is a fanciful romp through the economic theories that underpin Final Frontier life in the mid-22nd through late-24th centuries—as seen through the eyes of an erudite, if occasionally fawning, fan. But the book is also a serious and informative economic discourse, complete with a forward by Berkeley professor Brad DeLong.

Trekonomics takes readers on a journey through Star Trek’s fictional society, its mores and values, and its sources of inspiration in classic sci-fi. But it also looks hard at the challenges posed by it.

“An Unattractive Vampire is a humorous homage to all kinds of vampirism in pop culture, littered with references to TV shows, movies, and books...But Unattractive doesn't hold back when it comes to dark humor. In addition to a lot of violence and nihilistic critiques, it finds ways to comment on the hypocrisies of our own culture.”

Bender, who's also a painter (you can see some of his most recent work in The Elephant in The Room) says his artistic style was an influence as well — as in painting, you might have a initial plan, but spontaneous decisions on set often add some of the most interesting elements to the overall picture.

A far softer work than anything on Lost or Thrones but none less gorgeous for it, a collection of odd-ball images and simple stories of self-discovery that prove Mr. Bender is just as adept with a paint brush or pen than he is at wrangling ten ton dragons.

There are now more women in the USA with jobs then there are men with jobs. Buy the book. Look it up. More women then men go to college, graduate from college and obtain advanced degrees them men. More women then men vote.

Myers, with his finger on the pulse of a changing world, feels optimistic about everybody’s future. Men may need support to navigate the new waters, he says, and that must be tended to, but eventually, their rights, too, will increase — for instance, when it’s even more accepted than it is now, for the father to be the stay-at-home parent if that seems the best choice, or when it becomes universal practice to give fathers time off when a new baby arrives.

You may not know that in addition to being an online destination for genre and pop culture content, Nerdist also recently held a publishing contest; and the winning novel, Welcome to Deadland, is heading our way later this summer. If you’re looking for a zombie tale that falls outside the box, this one’s for you!

Paul Inman tells an intense tale that ranges from the nightmare of a Nazi lab, to the free world of 2028 with scenes flickering back and forth in time to tell a solid tale of a woman always on the run, and the agents obsessed with finding her. Excellent.

First-time author Saadia has written an amusing deconstruction of the economics of Star Trek and how they illuminate our current financial and social milieu... Like Star Trek itself, the book is about more than spaceships and aliens; it illuminates the present by showing a future to strive for.

This is an entertaining science fiction comedy for fans of Andrew Smith’s Grasshopper Jungle or Scott Westerfeld’s steampunk “Leviathan” series. VERDICT A good general purchase for those looking to beef up their sci-fi shelves.

Mykl Walsh and Richard Saunders have hidden a Vigenere cipher somewhere within the pages of their book, Journey, A Short Story - Volume I (including the SecretAgentMan sections)
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Asteroid Made of Dragons is a self-aware, funny, and action-packed novel that is basically a Dungeons and Dragons adventure in delicious prose. It is absurd and delightful, with a great cast of characters, fun set pieces, and suffused with a larger-than-fantasy-life essence that punctuates every page of the book.

Through her moving series of images, Slothlove, Sam Trull reveals her perspective as a friend to the incredibly disarming sloths of Costa Rica. Her images illustrate much about the lives of these awe-inspiring creatures while also conveying the hardship and struggle they face for survival.

What happens when two improvisers collaborate on a novel together? In Nick Scott and Noa Gavin’s case, a fun and random debut novel about multiple universes collapsing in on one another in the most unlikely of places. Readers are in for a treat when they pick up Scott and Gavin’s Practical Applications for Multiverse Theory: it is a clever story and its randomness rivals that of Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

A genuinely humorous book, with nice crisp prose that at times were laugh out loud funny. The clash between ugly, evil vampirism and apparently good guy attractive vampires was handled with a deft touch.

With a title like “Asteroid Made of Dragons,” what more do you need to know? Okay, fine. So there’s an ancient menace that is coming back to Earth after years in space, and a motley group of adventurers has to save a magical world that’s been built in the ruins of a technological society.

His writing is a response to grim fantasy. The central conflict of “Asteroid Made of Dragons” which, incidentally, is the fact that an asteroid that is also a cage for dragons is heading for the protagonists’ planet, is a play on the fantasy trope of some conflict that threatens to destroy the protagonists’ world.

Trekonomics addresses a future from the mind of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry where intellectual property rights, greed, etc have been replaced by altruism and a creativity not spurred by wealth accumulation.

Trekonomics is far ranging in consideration of the Trekverse. A book review cannot touch on all the concepts, but suffice it to say that Saadia delves into economic challenges such as externalities and collective action vs free riders’ justice and security.

I love the small press — that’s where a lot of the most creative and innovative work is being done today — but you do have to dig a bit to find the really good stuff. So when do you make of a small press, Kickstarter-funded fantasy novel that gets a write-up like this in Publisher’s Weekly?

The whole book made me laugh repeatedly. The interactions, the puritans (including the female cultist following Yulric who was, again, awesome, hilarious and an excellent challenge to misogyny). The characters, the world and the whole war between ancient vampires and young pretty ones in body glitter kept me smiling with every page – and repeatedly laughing out loud.

I feel like thanking so many people and so many circumstances that led me to this book. I assume that that and the dumb smile it left on my face basically means one thing: An Unattractive Vampire by Jim McDoniel is one damn good book. Never have I laughed so much out loud

[Itchy Pig is] a great way to educate children about allergies as well as to let children who suffer from allergies know that they are not alone... there are ways to deal with them so as not to dampen their fun.

J-F. Dubeau has just published his first novel, The Life Engineered, and has a plethora of other story ideas for future books to come. His next major work is a trilogy of horror and fantasy with the first book, A God in the Shed, in the heat of its campaign on Inkshares.

Not only does it have some great activity ideas (like what to look up online to learn more about aeronautics and what it takes to be an astronaut, but it’s also got some just great critical-thinking advice for kids that are interested in the STEM careers.

Myers, who has a background in advertising, believes that companies have exacerbated the problem with ads that promulgate old stereotypes about male-ness. Much like women have been working for more diverse images of women in the media for decades, Myers argues that companies should consider portraying men in a wide range of roles and career paths.

As NASA plans for a human mission to Mars and while private companies like SpaceX, Sierra Nevada Corp, and Lockheed Martin race to build commercial crew vehicles, the future of space exploration is looking much brighter. For this reason, The author of The Astronaut Instruction Manual, Mike Mongo, is on a mission to inspire the next generation of astronauts who will continue to push the boundaries of human spaceflight.

An excellent, irreverent mix of sword-and-sorcery fantasy and SF. Adams’s flippant tone recalls Terry Pratchett, taking the skewering of tropes down a very dark path as he establishes a fantasy world built from the ashes of a technological one.

In Encounters with Rikki, author Julie Strauss Bettinger paints a detailed portrait of an exceptionally-gifted therapy dog named Rikki... you'll come away from it with a renewed appreciation for the power of the human-canine bond.

You’ve seen men’s traditional roles evolve through the decades. Jack Myers is the author of The Future of Men: Masculinity in the Twenty-First Century. He believes guys will be increasingly defined, dominated, and controlled by women. Myers and Jodi Kantor, CBS News contributor and New York Times reporter who has written extensively about gender and workplace issues, join “CBS This Morning” to discuss changing gender roles.

It takes courage-and perhaps audacity-to come out swinging, and I’d say JF Dubeau‘s debut novel, The Life Engineered, throws a few powerful punches that make his a book worth giving your undivided attention. In many ways, The Life Engineered is archetypical, but in other ways, it represents a novel approach to a classic medium: robot-focused science fiction.

The jumping-off point for Grundhauser’s article is Manu Saadia’s upcoming book, Trekonomics, which suggests that the futuristic series provides an excellent economic example that humans of the 21st century would do well to follow.

This book addresses the issue of societal transformation “from male to female dominance” drawing on a range of statistical sources, publications, and anecdotal experiences, plus eight stories 'from a woman’s heart.'

In author Manu Saadia’s forthcoming book, Trekonomics, he suggests that the values of Gene Roddenberry’s utopian vision of the future may be the thing to aspire to if we ever want to achieve a world of peace and abundance. And it’s not just about the technology, either.

Itchy Pig not only captivated my son, who suffers from food allergies and eczema, but also my older child. The short phrases were easy enough for my seven year old to read and understand and brought forth several exclamations of, “He’s just like me!” The illustrations are beautifully drawn with soft and warm tones that will invite you to enjoy Itchy Pig with your kiddos many times over. We loved it!

The human-animal bond has quite a storied past but perhaps fewer stories can match that of Rikki…. It is her work with child abuse victims, however, that is her most important…. offering them a calming presence in a difficult — and heartbreaking — situation.

Myers writes, both men and women will be the better for it. He predicts that 'men won't be the dominant sex in the future, but they won't be subservient either.' His views will stimulate controversy and conversation.

After upstart indie publisher Inkshares found itself in the middle of a bidding war this past week on their debut author Mike Mongo’s title ASTRONAUT INSTRUCTION MANUAL with no less than 3 A-list producers at the center, we have now confirmed there is an offer on a second debut author’s title, THE SHOW by Filip Syta. The book, which was just featured in this Financial Times article and sold out on its initial run, details the Wolf of Wall Street style antics inside what is essentially his previous employer Google’s hallowed halls.

After hitting the market last week, author Mike Mongo’s eBook sensation THE ASTRONAUT INSTRUCTION MANUAL has quickly found its way into the hands of top producers and is already generating stellar offers.

“The big touchstone now is George R.R. Martin. Everybody either wants to be him or wants to write books like him. I’m not that person,” Adams said. “The big movement in the genre is the epic fantasy — these big, grand tales. I’m trying to write episodic fantasy with the idea being you can pick up any one of my books and enjoy them on their own.”

Methuen-born Richard Saunders recently penned his first novel SecretAgentMan, a complex fiction hidden inside Journey, A Short Story.
The hardcover is on sale at Barnes & Noble, Andover Bookstore and many other locations. MethuenLife Magazine conducted a question-and-answer interview with the mysterious Saunders.

Ex-Googler Filip Syta left the tech world to write books and his debut literary novel tells you why — in a satirical, true and unsavory tale, revealing the savagery beneath the shiny veneer of Silicon Valley.

You’ve gotta love Jennifer Schreiber’s new picture book, MONDAY AT JELLY ROLL DOG PARK. Not only are the illustrations by John LaFree, an artist known for his whimsical and humorous pet portraits, but the story itself is fun, engaging and—most importantly—meaningful for little ones.

Addiction, disordered eating, and manic depression are each, by themselves, tremendous hurdles, and the mere fact that Cole has weathered all three makes his account remarkable... A unique, compelling narrative.

Portlander Laurie Wolf of LaurieAndMaryJane teamed up with StonerCookbook.com, Inkshares, and Melissa Parks to give stoner cooks more options than brownies or cookies, along with real chef tips to help make the process easier.

A new totally beautiful, 250-paged cannabis cookbook titled Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis is here just in time for the holidays! - See more at: http://stonergirlsguide.com/2015/11/02/dope-new-cookbook-herb-mastering-the-art-of-cooking-with-cannabis/#sthash.8OyfV7qN.dpuf

I read [The Body of Chris] and saw so many parallels to my own life... whether you have a male voice or a female voice or anywhere in between, we're all going through the same thing when we're facing this demon.

When it dawned on me that I wasn’t going to become an astronaut and then I realized why I had not become an astronaut, I wanted to make sure that other people, as they’re growing up, didn’t suffer that same consequence. And the great thing is that, right now, this moment we are in historically, is a terrific time to encourage students to pursue careers in space and astronautics.”

Along with teaching an important life lesson, which would serve as a perfect conversation starter between parents and little ones, and teachers and students, about how hurtful bullying can be, the illustrations alone are reason enough to buy this book! ....What a great holiday gift or anytime gift this would make.

One of the things we need to do to prioritize as a nation is to right these wrongs, and space has the opportunity to do that, and when I say space is for everyone, kids get that,” Mongo says. “By pursuing space, we solve for every challenge on Earth today. Energy, health, inclusion, sustainability, even prosperity. This is my pitch.”

This decidedly high-end cookbook is timed for the holidays with a November 2015 release, and features gourmet recipes that use Cannabis like any other herb — for taste as much as for effect, rather than just trying to mask the marijuana flavor.

Abomination is an unexpected love-hate/buddy picture fantasy tale with swordplay, knights, and magic—though one with a heaping helping of many-tentacled, acid-blood-filled, gut-chomping creatures. We’ll take that sequel now.

If you’re in the mood for a more savory cannabis cookbook you can preorder Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis by Melissa Parks, yet another chef based out of the promised pot-land of Colorado.

The pot party was in full swing. The host, Laurie Wolf, a boisterous New Yorker in her late 50s, bustled about in the late stages of preparing trays of delicious local meats and cheeses, as well as all kinds of sandwiches and snacks and pickles and a really tasty-looking rib roast.

I really want to bring attention to this one. In a word, Abomination was AWESOME. It feels like I’ve been waiting for a book like this my whole life, a historical fantasy mixed with horror that puts the “dark” in Dark Ages.

I received a copy of The Coffee Run last week and finished it within a couple of days. It was super easy to read and very relatable...Reading it got me thinking about my past internships, how I behaved, what I would have done differently, and even some insight into my current job search.

Just Add Water reads the way Baldwin’s presentations are, well, presented; in an enjoyable and streamlined fashion. Instead of being text heavy, Baldwin opts for the use of icons, metaphors, concepts, and a bit of humor. According to Baldwin, there is nothing hypothetical about Just Add Water. All of the information is a distillation of Baldwin’s years operating as a global presenter.

...For those who are still in the process of searching for their dream career or internship in any industry. This helpful guide covers all aspects of intern life...It is short and sweet and provides honest advice that can help move your career in the direction you want it to go in.

On this episode of Slate Money, Trekonomics author Manu Saadia joins host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of Mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann to discuss: (1) How the universe of Star Trek functions without money?
(2) If we could we ever reach a post-scarcity society?
(3) Just what Google is up to with their new umbrella company Alphabet?

Kris Calvin has spent time in politics, so she’s writing with inside knowledge, and it shows. It is clear that she knows her way around the halls of the capitol.... With Calvin’s imagination, she will certainly go far in her writing career.

Starting your last year of school can be frightening because for 18 straight years you had a roadmap laid out for you, and now you're expected to set out on your own path. If you plan ahead, ask for help, and follow those who have conquered the terrain before you - you'll be on your way to success.

One of my favorite books with invaluable advice for high school or college students about to launch their careers...It’s a quick read detailing out a what-to-do and how-to-do-it guide for acquiring internships. It should be a mandatory read for all upper class-men.

Imag­ine, if you will, a lin­ear accel­er­a­tor for fic­tion. Say some­one took The Wiz­ard of Oz and Alice in Won­der­land, put them in the machine, and slammed ‘em together. Sift­ing through the results, you’d find The Bat­tle For Oz, Jeyna Grace’s excit­ing adven­ture pub­lished by Ink­shares.

Back in 2013, Rick Webb and Matt Yglesias theorized that as society gets richer and richer, capitalism and free markets will still exist, but will simply recede into the background. Others have described Star Trek not as a socialist paradise, but as a libertarian one. A writer named Manu Saadia is even writing a book about the topic.

An interesting crossover of two of the most popular children classics stories...The description of the fantasy land of Oz and Wonderland made me wanted to be carried away by the magical tornado to Oz or jump into the rabbit hole to Wonderland!

This week, we are absolutely thrilled to have Star Wars: Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta on the show. Yes, we talk about the film. Yes, he answers with something other than “no comment.” Are spoilers dropped or hinted at? You’ll have to listen and find out!

Out today is Gary Whitta’s debut novel, Abomination, and we had a chance to chat with the author about the publishing model he selected for it, the book’s historical and biblical elements, what horror fans should appreciate, his influences, and lots more so dig in!

Though I wrote Abomination as a novel, my background is primarily a screenwriter, and the movies I watched growing up played even more of a part in inspiring me to become a writer as the books I read. So it’s perhaps not surprising that many of the influences that led to the creation of this book have cinematic roots.

With writing credits that include the upcoming Star Wars: Rogue One and The Walking Dead: Season One video game, Gary Whitta may already be on your radar, and his fantasy horror novel Abomination looks to place him even more prominently on the must-read map

Murphy has not let the adversity hold him back. He has completed marathons with a hand cycle, climbed mountains and skied black diamonds slopes. He even co-authored Blasted by Adversity, The Making of a Wounded Warrior about his experiences.

The book, which grew in part out of conversations between Mr. Saadia and his friend Chris Black, a former writer for “Star Trek: Enterprise”...examines “Star Trek’”s “post-economic” system, in which money no longer exists and anything you want can be made in a replicator, essentially for free.

For all its staying power in the rest of academia, Star Trek is almost nowhere to be found in economics, according to Manu Saadia, author of the forthcoming book Trekonomics. We sat down with Saadia this week to talk about the book and his analysis of the Star Trek economy.

“Trekonomics takes readers on a journey through Star Trek‘s fictional society, its mores and values, and its sources of inspiration in classic sci-fi. But it also looks hard at the challenges posed by it. How does Star Trek solve what Keynes called “the economic question,” the old and stubborn quandary of the allocation of scarce resources? How can it benefit all without depriving anyone? And what could that mean for us, the passengers of Starship Earth?”

Whitta is best known as the writer or co-writer of Book of Eli, After Earth and the upcoming Star Wars spinoff movie Rogue One. But this ... novel about a medieval knight battling an unspeakable horror is getting tons of buzz.

Besides his work on “Game of Thrones,” he’s got plenty else to keep him busy. At the moment, for example, he’s also promoting and in the process of crowdfunding his illustrated book “The Elephant in the Room,” which he describes as a “children’s book for adults.”

Extremely exciting, well-written, [this] dramatic, realistic political drama will have any fans of political thrillers staying up far past their bed-times to unravel the mystery of the heart of Kris Calvin’s One Murder More.

The book, titled HERB: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis, has already been featured in a New York Times article and boasts almost 3,000 pre-orders in anticipation of its November 2015 release date.

Davis resident and bestselling thriller author John Lescroart says of the book, 'Crisp and entertaining, One Murder More marks a solid debut for Kris Calvin, who sets herself apart as a writer to watch.'

Kris Calvin's debut novel will captivate fans of murder mysteries and thrillers alike. With her natural ability to weave an intricate and intriguing storyline, she has established herself as an accomplished and talented addition to the world of murder and suspense.

One Murder More investigates the lengths to which some people will go in the pursuit of money and power, while never forgetting the human element of its large-hearted protagonist as she navigates the treacherous, even life-threatening terrain of state politics... a standout amongst political mysteries.

Achieving a new standard and definition of masculinity in business, politics, sports, education, relationships and parenting requires that we first address how men are portrayed in these roles in media.

In some parallel universe where hip-hop took a decidedly more science-fiction/physics/neurobiology-oriented turn than in our sad, grey history, Yann Rousselot's poetry collection Dawn of the Algorithm would be the lyrics booklet to the most exciting new album of the 21st Century.

It’s a simple enough question, but according to businessman and writer Jack Myers, who’s preparing to release his latest book, The Future of Men, through digital publisher Inkshares, it’s a question that guys have trouble answering without resorting to a little dark humor.

Geeky poetry— it exists and in beautiful flowing form as written by Yann Rousselot and collected in Dawn of the Algorithm.... These are poems perfectly fit to capture the emotions, conflict and often comical nature of the 21st century.

Gary Whitta is an award-winning screenwriter who wrote The Book of Eli and worked on the first Star Wars standalone film. So when he had an idea for a dark historical fantasy story he wrote a book. Why? We ask him that, about successfully crowdfunding his novel, and much more on this episode!

The dark, heavily philosophical and occasionally violent tale revolves around the friendship of a haunted Iraq War veteran (Slim) and a towering, equally tortured UNC basketball player (The Beast), and the action takes place along familiar Chapel Hill streets and landmarks.

With Abom­i­na­tion, Whitta has woven a com­pelling tale of inner dark­ness and per­se­ver­ance, and of betrayal and secrets, into a highly cin­e­matic, vis­ceral expe­ri­ence. It is won­der­fully paced, with fan­tas­tic and vivid action.

Now he’s coming off writing for one of the stand-alone Star Wars movies, he’s working with Mark Millar on Starlight, and his debut novel “Abomination” is available for pre-order through an innovative publishing platform.

It's a delicate balancing act, and an important one, if cooking with cannabis is ever to become mainstream — something Ruhlman predicts will only happen “when you can give it to someone and not make them a complete idiot.”

With the country heading in a direction where this herb can finally have a place in the culinary spotlight, we are delighted to give people the opportunity to be a part of history by helping us reach our fundraising goals.”

To satisfy the curiosity and appetite surrounding cannabis cuisine comes a new, high-end cookbook for cannabis consumers. The Stoner's Cookbook is launching a crowdfunding campaign to produce Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis, and it will be the first cookbook devoted to restoring cannabis to its rightful position as a dignified, accessible, and enjoyable ingredient.